Researching Bob Kiley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 106 people with the Kiley surname? In that year Kiley was ranked number 3473 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Kiley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Kiley and the Kiley Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 397 people with the Kiley surname in the UK? Kiley is now ranked number 3667 for popularity in the UK. |
Kiley Family History Databases
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Kiley surname in the USA? Kiley is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bob Kiley
Bob Kiley
Robert R. Kiley (September 16, 1935 – August 9, 2016) was an American public transit planner and supervisor, with a reputation of being able to save transit systems experiencing serious problems. From 2001 to 2006 he was the initial Commissioner of Transport for London, the public organisation empowered with running and maintaining London's public transport network.
Kiley also worked as a CIA agent, as the CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Deputy Mayor of Boston, the chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and as President and CEO of the New York City Partnership. He is credited as being the architect of the revival of Boston and New York's ailing public transport systems in the 1970s and 1980s respectively.
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